Five years of marriage, always separated [1970s]

When it comes to such a big deal as buying a house, Geng Zhiqin never suspected that her sister-in-law had ulterior motives, and upon hearing this, she asked when the two families would meet to discuss the house.

Ye Fan thought for a moment: "Late August, maybe. My sister-in-law and Sen Sen may come over, so it's a good opportunity for them to meet your partner."

Geng Leilei hasn't been home for two years. He misses home. Geng Zhiye's eldest brother may also miss his son. At the beginning of the year, Geng Leilei came back from his grandmother's house and said that his mother would bring his brother to pick him up this summer vacation.

Geng Leilei wanted to go back by himself, but the journey was long and he had to change buses several times. Ye Fan and Geng Zhiye were worried, and Yang Mengxia was also worried, so they decided to bring their youngest son to visit Geng's father's grave, and then take Geng Leilei back to live for a month. In late August, the weather turned cooler, and Yang Mengxia sent him back so that he could visit relatives. After a few days of contact with relatives, she took her youngest son back to the southwest so that he would not miss classes.

Geng Leilei said that Geng Zhiqin was there on the day his mother was coming over. Hearing this, Geng Zhiqin had no doubt that her sister-in-law had other ideas: "Then in late August?"

Ye Fan nodded: "Wash your face and brush your teeth." He raised his eyebrows at his mother-in-law: Is it okay?
Yu Wentao nodded slightly.

After dinner, Geng Leilei and Geng Huihui washed clothes and brushed shoes at home, Geng Zhiqin prepared lessons, and Yu Wentao took her grandchildren to the park to play badminton. The weather was getting hot, and Yu Wentao had no mood to practice qigong, and even complained that the two children didn't mind the heat.

Ye Fan sat down in the aisle with a book in his hand, waiting for his relatives.

After selling vegetables, Yu Xiaojiu and his cousin went home and gave the car to his son-in-law and nephew. The six of them drove to Ye Fan's house at around 10 o'clock. When the six saw Ye Fan, they sighed that it was more convenient to live in the city.

Ye Fan said, "When selling clothes, be sweet. Compliment her on how good they look, regardless of whether they are suitable for her or not. If she is hesitant, tell her that she can still wear them for her daughter, and that good quality clothes can be worn for many years. I'll take you to see a house when I make some money by the end of the year."

Yu Dajiu's eldest daughter-in-law couldn't help but say, "Houses in the city are very expensive."

Ye Fan: "Then buy a house as remote as mine. As long as it's in the city, there are buses no matter how remote it is. It's more convenient than coming from the village."

A few people thought about it and it made sense. The bus passing through Yujia Village had not arrived at the station yet, and they had to change buses from the station to Ye Fan's house. If they moved to the city, they could take the bus to Ye Fan's house at 7 or 8 o'clock to pick up the goods.

Buying a house can save a lot of gas or bus fares in a year.

The few of them looked at each other and couldn't help but admire Ye Fan's foresight. Then two of them went to the park, and the four of them drove to East City.

Neighbors who have bicycles can go wherever they want, and those who don’t have bicycles carry their bags and go to the gate of the nearby university. Students receive subsidies and can afford to buy fashionable hairpins and headbands, and female teachers can afford to buy skirts.

Around noon, they would come to Ye Fan to get a package of goods. If they hadn't sold out by the evening, they wouldn't return the goods to Ye Fan, but would give him the money, and they would sell slowly over the next few days.

Ye Fan still returned them two yuan for each bag.

At the end of June, before Ye Fan went on vacation, there was not much goods left, so Wei Jianshe asked Ye Fan to go to the south again.

Ye Fan agreed, and when the school was on vacation, Ye Fan took the six brothers from Yujia Village to the south, but they had half a truckload of summer clothes, one and a half trucks of autumn clothes, and one truckload of winter clothes, all of which were the backlog of inventory from the clothing factories last year.

There is no need to wear cotton clothes in the warm winter in Hong Kong. Ningbo Garment Factory cannot imitate them, so Ye Fan asked Su Yuanhang to remind them to watch foreign movies and magazines. They must produce a winter's worth of clothes before the beginning of winter. Su Yuanhang didn't understand this, so he asked what to do in winter. Ye Fan replied that they would make clothes for spring and summer, but they would make basic styles that could not go wrong, and make fashionable clothes for the next spring.

Su Yuanhang hoped that his career would go smoothly so he would not be suspected of taking kickbacks. Every time he met Ye Fan, he brought two colleagues with him, with the excuse that it was to help a big client.

The three of them sent Ye Fan away, and one of Su Yuanhang's colleagues sighed: "Your friend is a smart guy."

Su Yuanhang: "She has a good family background, high education and extensive knowledge. If we say that our starting point is at the foot of the mountain, her starting point is at least halfway up the mountain. There are still many people on the top of the mountain waiting to help her when she needs it."

Su Yuanhang's two colleagues couldn't imagine it, but they knew it was right to listen to her.

After returning to the unit, Su Yuanhang reported Ye Fan's suggestion, and the matter was conveyed during the meeting between the city and the state-owned enterprise secretaries.

This was the first time Ye Fan went to Hangzhou and Ningbo to buy goods, and the local residents didn't know about it yet. After Ye Fan left, the workers who helped him deliver the goods thought that there were many rich people in Hangzhou and Ningbo, and they must also like fashionable clothes.

Su Yuanhang also asked people on the island to come out and wholesale clothing to sell in the city. Together with the workers' relatives, there were several more street stalls in the city. When citizens saw that their business was good, they also went to the factory for wholesale, so that the output in the second quarter was twice that of the same period last year.

The leaders of the state-owned enterprises were commended and have hopes of promotion. They took the notices from the city seriously again, and the old factories were given new vitality.

Ye Fan knew nothing about this.

Arriving in the capital, Wei Jianshe was the first to run to the house that Yu Wentao had bought. Now it was nominally owned by Ye Fan. Seeing so many cotton-padded clothes, Wei Jianshe couldn't understand, "Sister, we need skirts and sandals."

Ye Fan: "If you still need more after selling half of the truck, I'll have them deliver it to you."

With Ye Fan's guarantee, Wei Jianshe purchased the goods as before.

The weather was hot and they couldn't stay at intersections or parks, so Wei Jianshe and Zhang Xiaoming looked for a crowded and shady place. However, the places they used to go were already occupied.

Wei Jianshe looked carefully at the people selling clothes. They were neither neighbors nor relatives of Ye Fan. He asked Zhang Xiaoming in confusion, "Where did they come from?"

Zhang Xiaoming was not surprised: "Any business that makes money will have people following its lead."

Wei Jianshe was immediately speechless: "But you can't take our territory."

Zhang Xiaoming: "Whoever gets there first gets the public space."

Wei Jianshe was young and hot-tempered. Hearing this, he got angry and said, "We sell here too. I don't believe we can't sell more than him."

It was too hot, and Zhang Xiaoming didn't want to run around, so he brought out the folding table, put the small accessories on the table, and hung the clothes on the folding rack. The folding table and folding rack were also Ye Fan's idea.

Wei Jianshe has never thought of working on his own because he feels he has a lot to learn.

There is no need to squat on the ground to put things on the table, and they are conspicuous. The young woman sees Wei Jianshe's things as soon as she approaches.

Those who followed the trend did not dare to go to the south thousands of miles away. He got his things from the capital's garment factories. The wholesale price was high and not as fashionable as Wei Jianshe and Zhang Xiaoming's, so he could only watch Wei Jianshe and Zhang Xiaoming as they received and sent off their business.

At first, the guy who was selling things near them was very angry, but he couldn't beat two people by himself and could only be angry. Later, he couldn't help but come over to take a look. The two people's things were indeed better than his, so he asked: "Dude, where do you buy these things wholesale?"

Zhang Xiaoming: "The south."

"Are you still going? Bring your buddies with you. I will never go near any place where you are from now on."

Wei Jianshe wanted to say, "Dream on it." Zhang Xiaoming said, "It's very dangerous on the train. If something happens and your family asks me for help, who can I turn to for justice?"

"We can-we can agree on three rules."

Zhang Xiaoming: "You can sign a contract. But not with me."

Wei Jianshe couldn't help but frown: "Brother Xiao Ming——"

Zhang Xiaoming: "The capital is so big, even if we add ten more people we still won't be able to sell all the goods."

Wei Jianshe thought that even if he didn't cooperate with this person, others might go to the south for wholesale, so he told the other party about their current model.

Helping Ye Fan to sell goods certainly won’t earn as much as doing it on your own, but at two dollars a bag, you can make a stable income.

It was the first time for that guy to do this, and his family didn't support him. He urgently needed to prove to his family that he was not fooling around, so when Zhang Xiaoming closed his stall at noon, he also closed his stall and went to Ye Fan's house with Zhang Xiaoming.

Ye Fan casually took out a package of things, which included a nice hat, exquisite hairpins, and bright skirts. His eyes widened and he immediately expressed his willingness to sign the contract.

Ye Fan: "If you pay cash, you don't have to sign a contract."

Her family didn't support her, and the money she had collected from friends was all tied up in the goods, so she couldn't afford the cash. Ye Fan asked him to write her an IOU, and she could give it to her if she couldn't sell all the goods, but she couldn't even think about the two dollars as a reward.

Ye Fan helped Zhang Xiaoming back then, and that’s how he got to where he is today. Zhang Xiaoming saw that he was in a difficult situation, so he said he would put the goods in his car and they would go out to sell together after 5pm.

Wei Jianshe looked unhappy. He went home and complained to his parents that Zhang Xiaoming had bad intentions.

Aunt Qian had met some kind people when she was hiding from the war, so she thought that since she had met them, she should help them as much as she could: "Isn't Zhang Xiaoming kind enough to take you to the streets every day? His sister and brother-in-law sell one pack a day on weekends, and you follow him to sell two packs a day, sometimes two and a half packs."

Wei Jianshe didn't dare to complain: "Brother Xiao Ming helped me, so I helped him. I don't know where that grandson came from, what should we do if he bites us back in the future?"

"Who hasn't encountered difficulties in life? Ye Fan lived for 25 years before she found out that she was not her parents' biological child. Compared with being bitten by someone, what's that?" Aunt Qian asked with a straight face, "Do you want to eat it? If not, I'll keep it!"

Wei Jianshe hurriedly picked up the bowl and started eating noodles.

After being scolded by his mother, he stopped. In the afternoon, when Zhang Xiaoming drove him to the theater entrance, he did not turn his face away from the newcomers.

There was no one there for the first hour, and the newcomer couldn't help but get anxious. He was about to persuade Zhang Xiaoming to change places, but many people came out. He only then knew that there was a performance in the theater. After the audience left, the theater staff came out after get off work and saw the sandals and skirts and bought them by the way.

Who would have thought that clothes could be sold in front of a theater?

As the audience gathered around, passers-by thought something had happened and came to watch the fun. When they saw the many fashionable things, those from well-off families came to show their support.

Wei Jianshe was also in the theater for the first time. Seeing the newcomer's silly look, he said, "Is it right for you to follow me?"

The newcomer is a few years older than Wei Jianshe. Not only does he complain that the temporary worker's salary is too low, but he also has no perseverance in doing anything. The neighbors all think that this young man is doomed.

The newcomer's eyes became hot when he saw Zhang Xiaoming's bulging eyes in the morning. If Zhang Xiaoming hadn't agreed to him first, it would be hard to say what would have happened later, because many times many things happen in a matter of a moment's thought or a few seconds.

Those few tens of seconds will pass if you endure them.

The newcomer nodded repeatedly upon hearing this.

Zhang Xiaoming said, "Don't just stand there, pack your things."

Wei Jianshe immediately packed up his things and jumped into the car. Zhang Xiaoming drove the two of them to the park. It was past six o'clock, and the park was cool. Those who got off work early had already eaten and left home. Zhang Xiaoming set up the stall at nearly seven o'clock, and closed it at night. He sold 80% of the package of things that the newcomer asked Ye Fan to buy. The cost was paid out, and no matter how much was left, it was a profit.

The next morning, the newcomer went to Ye Fan's house carrying the things he had wholesaled.

Ye Fan asked: "Didn't you say that business was good yesterday?"

"The business of the things I get from you is pretty good. These are my own and they're hard to sell," said the newcomer with a bitter face.

Ye Fan: "Clear them out at a discount, otherwise no one will want them next year."

The newcomer was reluctant to give a discount, so he sold it at the purchase price. On the evening of the third day, he made a profit, including the hard work fee given by Ye Fan, a full 20 yuan, which he would not have dared to think about before.

People who were richer than the newcomers found that the goods they got in the capital were hard to sell, so they called their friends to go to Guangzhou and offered prices similar to Ye Fan's. Ye Fan lost his advantage, so Wei Jianshe asked Ye Fan to think of a solution.

Ye Fan just said: "I will talk about it after I sell all the stuff I bought this time."

The goods were sold out in early August, and Ye Fan asked the people who had been busy for 10 to 20 days to take a few days off and come to her house to pick up the goods on the morning of August 7.

Ye Fan went to the Children's Palace to ask for leave for his children and took them back to the Ye family. When Ye Fan saw Chen Xiaohui, he asked, "How much money did you make?"

Chen Xiaohui smiled and said, "Several hundred. You have more, right?"

Ye Fan: "My risk is high and my investment is high."

Risks are directly proportional to returns, and Chen Xiaohui knew this. Without Ye Fan's courage, Chen Xiaohui stopped asking her how much she had earned, "I thought you were going to the south. What are you going to sell if you don't have any goods?"

Ye Fan: "You'll know in a few days."

On the morning of August 7, Ye Fan took the whole family, young and old, to get out clothes for autumn and winter.

Wei Jianshe and Zhang Xiaoming came to help, and their eyes went dark when they saw the thick cotton coat. Ye Fan pretended not to see it, and then said to Zhang Xiaoming, "Go to places where there are more middle-aged and elderly people. I have written the original price here, and you said it was 30% off. If you ask why it is so cheap, just say it is a big sale by the manufacturer."

Zhang Xiaoming asked: "What's the reserve price?"

Ye Fan pointed at the label and said, "40% off. The extra 10% is yours. The two dollars for hard work is gone. Xiao Ming, you don't have to share your earnings with me in the future. Let someone estimate how much the car is worth someday, and you give me half of the money."

Zhang Xiaoming was used to working with Ye Fan, and he couldn't help but frown when he heard this.

Ye Fan added: "We won't be able to sell like this for long. We can partner up for other businesses in the future."

Wei Jianshe immediately said, "Count me in?"

"It depends on your performance." Ye Fan said.

Zhang Xiaoming felt relieved when he heard that Ye Fan still needed him. "But is anyone going to buy autumn and winter clothes now?"

Ye Fan: "If you can't sell it, I'll give you some hard work money."

Wei Jianshe took a quick look and realized that he could make one dollar from the cheapest piece of clothing, so he pulled Zhang Xiaoming to ask him to load the goods.

Before Chen Xiaohui died in her previous life, she didn't have the "factory relocation, special price" trick. When she came to pick up the goods and heard Ye Fan's nonsense, she couldn't help but ask her: "Aren't you afraid of being exposed?"

Ye Fan: "Who has nothing better to do than to go to the South and expose me? Do you want to sell it or not? If not, forget it."

Geng Zhiqin said, "I think it will sell well. Sister-in-law, give me a few packs. I will ride my bike with Xiaohui."

Geng Huihui and Geng Benben were eager to try, but Ye Fan glared at them: "Go read a book if you have nothing to do!"

The siblings went to the main room with Dabao and Erbao to read under the fan.

The people who had come to pick up the goods had left, but Ye Fan was still sitting in the aisle memorizing obscure professional knowledge.

Business is usually not as good in the morning as in the afternoon and evening, except on Sundays, when workers who have a rare day off want to get some fresh air even if it is hot. People who don't care about fashion buy two pieces of cheap clothes when they see them, and grandpa and grandma don't care if their children want to wear them, and they will take one, two or three pieces home if they are sure they are much cheaper than in the store.

The result is that the inventory is as easy to sell as the fashionable clothes, but the customer group is different. The newcomer who was not optimistic about this matter went to Ye Fan's house in the evening to settle the account and felt like he was dreaming. How could it be sold?

Ye Fan checked the inventory and found that it could be sold until the end of August, so he decided to go to the south a few days before school started to take care of Geng Zhiqin's business first.

Considering that Yang Mengxia had to return to the southwest, Ye Fan asked Geng Zhiqin to tell Liu Ning to talk at the hotel on the 24th.

Yang Mengxia would rest at home for a day and then go visit relatives. After Ye Fan and the people who came to pick up the goods left, he would take out his two children and several nephews and nieces to eat, drink and have fun.

On the afternoon of the 23rd, Geng Zhiye came back from get off work and found Yu Wentao alone at home: "No one is home?"

Yu Wentao took a popsicle from the refrigerator.

Geng Zhiye said, "Put it on the table," and went to wash his face. Then, while eating a popsicle, Geng Zhiye asked Ye Fan where he had been.

Yu Wentao first said that Ye Fan was taking some kids to the park, and then complained with an annoyed look on her face about how Geng Zhiqin found a Phoenix man.

Geng Zhiye was speechless but wanted to laugh: "Don't say such harsh words. Didn't Dabao say that she is a good person?"

"The term 'Phoenix Man' was used by Dabao's mother, not me. How could I think of such a term?" Yu Wentao was unhappy, otherwise she would have gone out to eat, drink and have fun with Ye Fan a long time ago.

Geng Zhiye: "Then let Xiaoqin break up?"

Yu Wentao was silent for a long time before she said, "Fanfan said that money can't buy her willingness. I-I only have her as my daughter, and I also hope that she can find someone of similar age and interests."

"Then what are you worried about? Xiaoqin's workplace is not far from here. Didn't Fanfan ask her to buy a house? The workplace's welfare housing must be near our home. If you're worried, just go there three times a day." Geng Zhiye said, "If you can't live together, then divorce. After the divorce, you can marry if you want. If you don't want to marry, just stay the same as now. With her taking care of you and Dabao and Erbao, Fanfan can also go to the south to choose goods without any worries."

Last week, Geng Zhiye came back and talked to Ye Fan about whether to ask Zhang Xiaoming and Wei Jianshe to go to the south for wholesale. Ye Fan said that she could negotiate the price over the phone, and she was also assured to hand over the passbook to Zhang Xiaoming, but whether the goods were good to sell depended on the vision of the person who selected the goods. Geng Zhiye thought that Zhang Xiaoming looked good in Uncle Zhang's clothes, and he didn't dare to lobby any further. So, considering that Ye Fan was going to be away from home for a few days, Geng Zhiye was sincere in welcoming his sister to live in her parents' home after the divorce.

Can you really feel it? Yu Wentao believed that Geng Zhiye was not trying to coax her. It was precisely because Geng Zhiqin wanted to do whatever he wanted and no one forced him that Yu Wentao felt that her family was well-off and she should not be associated with her in-laws who lived in a slum.

Geng Zhiye asked: "Xiao Qin has been with him for a year, right?"

Yu Wentao nodded: "Fanfan said it can be booked. At the restaurant for lunch tomorrow. Can you come over?"

Geng Zhiye: "It's enough for you, Fanfan, Dasao and Xiaoqin to go. Besides, it's still unclear whether the deal can be concluded."

Yu Wentao realized that there was room for maneuver and immediately stopped worrying. She stood up and asked Geng Zhiye what he wanted to eat in the evening.

Geng Zhiye: "Let's talk about it when you come back."

Yu Wentao rolled her eyes secretly, and kept saying she was annoyed. We have been married for more than ten years, aren’t you annoyed?

Yu Wentao went to pick a handful of wood ear vegetables climbing the wall and save them for stir-frying or cooking noodles. Then she washed a few cucumbers, tomatoes and eggplants. After the side dishes were ready, Yu Wentao went out to get some fresh air.

The weather is no longer hot, and the alleys are filled with old men and women who have returned from the park with fans in their hands.

Aunt Li saw Yu Wentao and asked, "You haven't eaten yet?"

"It's not done yet." Yu Wentao asked, "Have you eaten yet?"

Aunt Li shook her head: "I'll do it later. It's just right for eating before dark. How's business lately?"

Yu Wentao raised her chin. Aunt Li thought, if it's good, it's good. If it's not good, it's not good. What are you doing? She turned around and couldn't help laughing. Ye Fan came from the east.

Ye Fan came up to him and asked, "Why are you looking at me?"

Aunt Li: "Look at the busy people in our area."

Ye Fan: "I am able to stay busy because of the respect given by my neighbors."

Aunt Li smiled and said, "I just love listening to Dabao's mother talk."

After she finished speaking, Dabao came over and Yu Wentao asked him if he was still hungry. Dabao touched his stomach and said, "I've been hungry for a long time. Grandma, have you cooked?"

Yu Wentao: "I'll do it right away. Let's go home."

After dinner, Yang Mengxia took her two sons, Geng Zhiqin and Geng Huihui, to the back to rest. Fortunately, there were many rooms in the back, so each of them could have one.

The next morning, people from Yujia Village came to sell vegetables. Ye Fan bought eggs, duck eggs and meat, and told Geng Huihui to do whatever she wanted. At around ten o'clock, she went to the restaurant with her mother-in-law, sister-in-law and sister-in-law.

The location is the Capital Hotel.

When Ye Fan heard Geng Zhiqin mention "Capital Hotel" the day before yesterday, he knew that the Liu family knew Geng Zhiqin's family situation. Otherwise, the Russian Restaurant or Quanjude would be enough.

If Ye Fan and Geng's family had not chosen the high-standard "Capital Hotel" because of their family circumstances, but simply because they valued Geng Zhiqin, they would have agreed to buy the house and would not have been willing to let Geng Zhiqin rent a house.

Having a clear idea in mind, Ye Fan knew how to negotiate.

After exchanging pleasantries at the hotel, Ye Fan did not interfere, as Wen Tao said that Geng Zhiqin was not a child anymore, and then asked when Liu Ning's parents had done the thing.

Liu Ning's mother said, "We'll listen to you. We'll buy whatever you need."

Yu Wentao looked at Ye Fan, and Ye Fan said, "Xiao Qin and Liu Ning live a good life, which is better than buying anything. But I heard that your house is not big?"

Liu's mother nodded: "You can live in the company."

Ye Fan shook his head. "Young teachers like Liu Ning who graduated last year in our company share a room with two people, right? Even if he and Xiao Qin were to share a room, it would be very crowded if they had to buy more things for their daily lives. This is what we thought. The betrothal gift will be paid by your side. We will buy a house after we get married. We asked someone and found that a welfare house with 60 square meters and two bedrooms can be bought for 3,000 to 4,000 yuan. I will take half and yours will take half. How about that?"

The four members of the Liu family were all very surprised.

Geng Zhiqin told Liu Ning that her third brother was busy at work, so Liu Ning's sister came to the Liu family, and his brother-in-law didn't come. His sister was the first to react: "It's not that the company doesn't allocate housing, and now there is a place to live. It's a waste to buy it with your own money."

Ye Fan: "I've asked around and found out that there are too many teachers in Xiaoqin's unit to allocate housing. Anyone who wants to live in a more spacious place can pay for it themselves, either rent or buy. Whether you rent or buy, the unit will provide subsidies. Buying a house from the unit is also cheaper. Otherwise, just follow the unit's arrangements."

Liu Ning's sister heard it and asked: "Do we have to buy a house?"

Ye Fan raised her eyebrows. It seemed that the reason they were meeting in this restaurant was not because he valued her sister-in-law.

Ye Fan's house is spacious, so of course there is room for negotiation. But not for the Liu family. Ye Fan smiled and nodded: "This is the premise."

"What if you don't want to buy it?" Liu Ning's sister asked again.

Ye Fan stated his bottom line without changing his expression: "If you don't buy a house within one month after marriage, we will get a divorce."

Geng Zhiqin couldn't help but exclaimed: "Third sister-in-law——"

"Shut up!" Ye Fan put away his smile, "I want to scold you for dating secretly. I want to scold you for dating someone who doesn't have a house. Considering that Xiao Liu has a stable job and you two get along well, I can tolerate it. You must buy a house!" He turned to the four members of the Liu family, "Otherwise, there is no room for negotiation! Geng Zhiqin, you dare to use procrastination tactics with me, thinking that I can't do anything if you don't buy a house after you get married. I'll let your brother break your legs! At worst, I can hire two nannies to serve you for the rest of your life! If you have the ability, try it!"

Geng Zhiqin was so frightened that he trembled.

The four members of the Liu family couldn't help but shudder, feeling that these words were directed at them.

The Zhang family has a traitorous Zhang Xiaojun, and Uncle Zhang can come up with more than 2,000 yuan. The Liu family can definitely come up with 2,000 yuan. This money may be all their savings. If Ye Fan sympathizes with them and takes a step back because the Liu family is going to drain their family assets, no one will sympathize with Geng Zhiqin if she is wronged in the Liu family in the future.

Ye Fan had not originally planned to bring it up today, but now the situation had changed. Ye Fan stared at Liu Ning and asked, "How much money do you plan to give your parents every month after marriage? Giving too much and asking Xiaoqin to live frugally with you is not good enough. Don't be so optimistic. Even if we have a child, I can still get you two divorced!"

Liu Ning's sister couldn't stand it: "He should be filial to his parents."

"I didn't say I wouldn't give you a single cent. Why are you so excited?" Ye Fan was very confused.

Liu Ning's sister thought about what Ye Fan said and realized that he really didn't say that it was forbidden to be filial to parents. "Twenty per month."

Ye Fan nodded: "Okay. If the old man is sick, he should pay for the medical expenses himself. My mother-in-law is also sick and pays for the medical expenses herself. She doesn't need Xiaoqin's money, and Uncle Liu and Aunt Liu don't need it either. Isn't it fair?"

Liu Ning's sister immediately felt that Ye Fan was unreasonable: "My parents only have this one son." The implication was that if he didn't bear the burden, who would?

Ye Fan laughed: "I found that there is a problem with your comprehension ability. I said Xiaoqin didn't mention your brother."

Liu Ning's sister wanted to refute, but found herself speechless.

Ye Fan looked at Liu Ning and said, "Your parents paid for your college education, so you can be filial and take care of them in any way you want. But you are not allowed to tell Xiao Qin that it was not easy for my parents to raise me, and you should serve them. When you have a child, ask my mother-in-law to take care of it, and when my mother-in-law is old, she will take care of her. Let's put it this way, whoever has the parents is responsible for them."

Geng Zhiqin felt that her third sister-in-law was a little ruthless: "Third sister-in-law——"

"Did you speak?" Ye Fan turned his head.

Geng Zhiqin was so scared that he shut up.

Ye Fan looked at Liu Ning and said, "Okay, okay. If not, I'll treat you to dinner." After saying that, he went to the door to urge for the food to be served.

Liu Ning took the opportunity to look at Geng Zhiqin, as if to ask why your sister-in-law is like this, and seemed to want to explain something. Geng Zhiqin shook her head, as if she didn't know she would say that.

When Yang Mengxia first arrived at her husband's house, she was surprised to hear that Geng Zhiqin had found a girl named Fenghuang from a slum. Even though it was a girl named Fenghuang, she was from a slum, so Ye Fan had no objection.

Now I understand that it is better to confront the Liu family directly than to talk nonsense with Geng Zhiqin. The Liu family cannot afford to marry, so it is not Ye Fan's fault for opposing it.

She is indeed a smart person. Yang Mengxia sighed in her heart and couldn't help but laugh, "Uncle Liu, Aunt Liu, my sister-in-law was used to having her own way when she was young. She has a hard temper and speaks harshly, but she is also thinking about Xiaoqin. After all, when she married the third brother, Xiaoqin was only ten years old, and she watched Xiaoqin grow up. Please forgive me."

Mother Liu looked at Yu Wentao and asked, "What do you think about this?"

Yu Wentao wanted to scold Ye Fan at this moment, why didn't she tell me earlier that this was her plan. If she had known this would happen, why would she be worried?

Yu Wentao: "I didn't go to school for many days, so I don't know anything. The third daughter-in-law is well educated and has a vision, so I listen to her."

Ye Fan sat back between her sister-in-law and Xiao Qin, and the waiter brought two cold dishes. Ye Fan stood up and placed one opposite the Liu family and one in front of her mother-in-law.

Ye Fan looked calm, as if the person who had just spoken harshly was not her.

Father Liu felt angry when he saw her calm and composed look, but when he thought of his eldest daughter still suffering in the countryside and that only the Geng family could transfer her household registration back to the city, Father Liu forced a smile: "Xiaoqin's third sister-in-law, even if the two families buy a house together, and it's a welfare house for the company, it will still cost several thousand yuan--"

Ye Fan interrupted: "The market price of a 60-square-meter house is only 12,000 yuan. If you negotiate, you can get it for just over 10,000 yuan. The several thousand you mentioned is the market price. The welfare housing is half price, and your family can't spend all the 3,000 yuan."

Liu's mother said hesitantly, "Three thousand is not a small amount."

Ye Fan: "You two are both working, and you can't come up with 3,000 yuan?"

Liu Ning's second sister couldn't help but ask, "Doesn't Xiaoqin have a house?"

Geng Zhiqin subconsciously asked: "Me?"

Ye Fan: "You remembered it wrongly, Xiao Qin doesn't have a house."

Liu Ning's second sister looked at Yu Wentao. Didn't she have a big house?

Yu Wentao glared at Ye Fan and said, "I guess I was right."

Ye Fan said calmly, "Are you talking about my mother-in-law's house? My mother-in-law did buy one. She gave that house to my Dabao. Our current house is small, and Dabao will definitely need a house to start a family. Let's buy it while it's suitable. If Dabao doesn't live here anymore, it won't be too late to sell it and buy one near his workplace."

Geng Zhiqin frowned slightly. Why was it different from what his third sister-in-law said before?

Ye Fan: "Liu Ning, this is a matter between you and Xiao Qin, what do you think?"

Liu Ning's clothes were pulled by his sister: "This happened too suddenly, we need to go back and discuss it."

Ye Fan saw the waiter carrying the dishes in: "Let's eat first." He turned around to serve the dishes and glanced at his sister-in-law, wanting to say something but stopping himself, "Geng Zhiqin, stop making trouble for me."

Seeing that her sister-in-law and her mother were silent, Geng Zhiqin thought that the three of them had discussed it. How could she dare to go against the three of them alone? She was so scared that she lowered her head to eat the food.

When the last dish came, Ye Fan said he would go out to get a few bottles of drinks. Ye Fan got a few bottles of drinks and also paid the bill.

After dinner, they went out to pay the bill. When Liu Ning heard that she had already paid, her face turned pale. Geng Zhiqin wanted to ask her what was wrong, but Ye Fan dragged her away. Yang Mengxia gently smoothed things over: "Ye Fan is usually very stingy. It's rare for him to be generous and let her treat us." Then she said goodbye to the family of four one by one.

Father Liu looked at the backs of the four people and sighed, "Xiao Ning, I think let it go."

Liu Ning remained silent. His second sister said, "I don't believe she would dare to break Geng Zhiqin's legs if we don't buy a house after marriage."

Geng Zhiqin and Liu Ning dated for a year, during which time Liu's father asked Liu Ning if the Geng family objected. Liu Ning said that the Geng family was satisfied with him and Geng Zhiqin's nephew also liked him. Liu's father thought that the matter was settled, but he didn't expect that the family just didn't want to blame or make things difficult for their own family.

Father Liu reminded his second daughter: "It was the third sister-in-law who was speaking."

The second son of the Liu family was confused: "I know it's her third sister-in-law."

"Her three brothers haven't come forward yet." Liu's father implied that if he didn't break her legs, the Liu family would suffer.

Liu Ning's second sister smiled and said, "Geng Zhiqin is willing. Even if her three brothers disagree, there is nothing we can do. The matter has been settled—"

Liu's mother: "They can get a divorce even after giving birth to a child, so what's the point of cooking it?"

Liu Ning's second sister choked.

Geng Zhiqin didn't stop talking: "Third sister-in-law, you shouldn't have just--"

Ye Fan: "You often sell things, but don't you know to state a false price first? Who would show his cards right at the beginning? Besides, three thousand yuan is embarrassing him? How much did Zhang Xiaojun spend on his wedding? What kind of person did he marry? The Zhang family has its own house. What are the conditions of the Liu family? Compared with Wang Aihe, the Liu family should arrange the wedding according to Zhang Xiaojun's plan and pay two thousand yuan to buy a house. But Wang Aihe is not sensible, and we can't learn from her, so I said that except for the house, everything else is up to them."

"But you said you would give me a monthly payment of -"

Ye Fan asked again: "How much money does Zhang Xiaojun give to his parents every month?"

Zhang Xiaojun moved out without giving a cent. Compared with Zhang Xiaojun, giving the old couple 20 yuan a month is a lot.

Compared to other families, twenty yuan is not a small amount. The family of the old man to the west of Ye Fan's family spends more than twenty yuan a month. Recently, my daughter-in-law helped Ye Fan sell clothes and made some money, so she could afford to buy stew meat occasionally, and often bought a few pounds of eggs for the children to nourish their bodies.

Yang Mengxia grabbed Geng Zhiqin's arm and said, "Your third sister-in-law is so tough that her second sister doesn't dare to bully you. You're still thinking about Aunt Yu's house before you get married. If your third sister-in-law doesn't scare her, she'll come to your house every few days to ask for this and that. Aren't you annoyed?"

Ye Fan saw the bus coming and got on it first.

Yu Wentao: "Xiaoqin, your third sister-in-law said that whoever's parents are taken care of will be the one in the future. When that day comes, there is no way we won't ask you to go to the hospital. If your third sister-in-law doesn't mention it, they will think that you are a member of the Liu family after you marry into the Liu family, just like Xiaofen's in-laws. If Xiaofen's in-laws were not afraid of me, they would dare to treat her as a servant girl."

"The worst that can happen to me is a divorce." Geng Zhiqin said.

Yang Mengxia: "If you suffer and then divorce, the suffering will disappear?"

Geng Zhiqin remained silent.

Ye Fan waited for them to come up and said, "Xiao Qin, my attitude is the attitude of your third brother, and the attitude of your eldest sister-in-law is the attitude of your eldest brother. Think about it yourself."

Yang Mengxia nodded: "Dabao wrote to Sen Sen and told him everything. Your elder brother knows that you are dating someone. If he is far away and can't leave for too long, he would come back with me to see him this time."

When Geng Zhiqin was recording, his elder brother was about to graduate from university. In Geng Zhiqin's eyes, his elder brother was a giant. Later, his elder brother was transferred away, and every time he came back, he was very serious. In recent years, he has become so powerful and imposing that he is afraid of Geng Zhiqin even if he glances at him.

Hearing this, Geng Zhiqin didn't dare to complain.

The next day after breakfast, Geng Zhiqin sneaked out while her sister-in-law was helping someone pick up goods and keeping accounts. Yu Wentao saw this scene in the main room and sighed: "My daughter is outgoing!"

"Xiao Liu is a very good person." Yang Mengxia was packing her luggage. There were clothes and shoes that Ye Fan had left for her, and winter clothes that Geng Da Ge had left for him to wear when he went to inspect the countryside. It didn't look like much, but after putting the luggage that she and Geng Sensen had brought into it, the woven bag was full.

Yu Wentao: "Will he just drag it out like this? Xiaoqin is three years older than him. He can afford to drag it out, but Xiaoqin can't."

Yang Mengxia said: "A family like Liu Ning's can get into college, which shows that he is very ambitious. He won't settle for anything less. But can't we just pick the young talents in the government agencies and military units who are better off than our family?"

"If Liu Ning has the ability in the future..."

Yang Mengxia: "You really don't need to think about these things. Zhang Xiaoming's wife divorced even though they were married to a well-matched man. You told me this, didn't you? Maybe Xiaoqin divorced Liu Ning before he became an official."

Geng Sensen nodded: "Yes. Grandma, look at my aunt, it's as if nothing happened yesterday."

(End of this chapter)